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Arabic translation: المصنوع في البيت


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:homemade
Arabic translation:المصنوع في البيت
Entered by: Terjumaan
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15:46 Jun 4, 2008
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: homemade
Please, do not translate the whole sentence.

Context:
"a homemade handkerchief, fabricated from one of her old fine muslin petticoats. "

What shall I choose?
منزليّ الصنع or بيتي الصنع or صنع في البيت or صنعته في البيت ?
Nawal Shekar
Bahrain
Local time: 22:52
المصنوع في البيت
Explanation:
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Terjumaan
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:52
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1صناعة منزليةMichael Tharwat
5 +1صناعة يدوية او صنع بيدي
amky
5محلي الصنع أو صنع بيتيDoaa El Seify
5منزلي الصنع
Hervana
5صناعة منزلية
Nadia Ayoub
4مصنوع يدويا
hanysalah
4منزلي الصنعAmir Kamel
4المصنوع في البيت
Terjumaan
4بيتي
AbdulKarim Ayyad


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
محلي الصنع أو صنع بيتي


Explanation:


Doaa El Seify
Canada
Local time: 13:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
منزلي الصنع


Language variant: مصنوع صناعة منزلية

Explanation:
*

Hervana
Egypt
Local time: 21:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32
Notes to answerer
Asker: What about the word 'fine', here?

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
منزلي الصنع


Explanation:


Amir Kamel
Egypt
Local time: 21:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
المصنوع في البيت


Language variant: مصنوع المنزل

Explanation:


Terjumaan
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:52
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
مصنوع يدويا


Explanation:
ليس في مصنع أو مشغل (منزلي)ـ

hanysalah
Egypt
Local time: 21:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
بيتي


Language variant: معد في المنزل

Explanation:
على الرغم من جواز استخدام المعنى "مصوع في البيت" إلا ان كلمة مصنوع تقتضي صناعة ومصنع ... الخ مما لا ينطبق على حالة اعداد الشيء في المنزل

AbdulKarim Ayyad
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yeah, but the word 'rabricated' indicates صناعة . Isn't that right?

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
صناعة منزلية


Explanation:
as well.

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 21:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 438
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
صناعة منزلية


Explanation:
صناعة منزلية

Michael Tharwat
Local time: 21:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lina Dallal-Bachi
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
صناعة يدوية او صنع بيدي


Explanation:
هذا الفستان من صنع يدي او صناعة يدوية هذا من ناحية صناعة الفساتين او الحياكة
اما من ناحية صنع الطعام فنقول طبخ بيتي او منزلي .. الخ

amky
Local time: 22:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mona Helal: صنعته بيديها
3 days5 hrs
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Changes made by editors
Jun 5, 2008 - Changes made by Terjumaan:
Edited KOG entryNawal Shekar's old entry - "homemade" => "المصنوع في البيت"


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